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August 19, 2026 Today in Energy ›

Longer wells boost Permian crude oil and natural gas production  ›

Well operators in the Permian region of western Texas and eastern New Mexico are getting more oil and gas out of the ground by drilling longer, horizontal wells and increasingly incorporating so-called super-lateral wells that exceed 15,000 feet. More

New horizontal wells drilled each year, by lateral length, Permian Region (2015-2025)

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